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February 28, 2024

Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Back Union Drive
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In labor news, thousands of hourly workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in
Vance, Alabama, have signed union cards to join the United Auto Workers.
More than half of some 6,000 employees said they support joining the
union - a major victory in one of the largest Mercedes-Benz plants in
the U.S. Workers are demanding higher wages and better working
conditions. In a statement, Mercedes worker Jeremy Kimbrell said, "We
haven't taken this step lightly. For years, we've fallen further behind
while Mercedes has made billions."

Earlier this month, the majority of Volkswagen workers at a plant in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, signed cards to join the UAW.


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